KAM With Passion

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Polarized attitudes towards Key Account Management. True Key Account Management (KAM) or Strategic Account Management (SAM) remains a topic that polarizes the thinking and behaviours of business leaders. Key Account Management, what is it really?

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Jermaine Edwards

APRIL 29, 2020

What if leadership was what we really needed in key account management today? It wasn’t until we moved from customer management into personal and customer leadership that things shifted significantly. We created new opportunities, maintained profitability and formed new partnerships. I suddenly realised….

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Red Star Kim

JUNE 15, 2023

Key Account Management (KAM) – Research companies, use KAM technology and maintain momentum. Key Account Management (KAM) – Research companies Larger firms may have access to research and knowledge specialists. How should firms identify their strategic accounts? Why do law firms needs SAM?

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Account Manager Tips

JULY 3, 2024

Get the ultimate guide to key account management best practices. 10 actionable strategies to build stronger, more profitable client relationships—today.

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DemandFarm

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In this guide, we’ll delve into the intricacies of enterprise sales, their importance, key stages, and the metrics that will help you optimize your strategy as a key account manager. Beyond the immediate revenue boost, several other advantages make enterprise sales a strategic priority for key account managers.

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Account Manager Tips

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Are you doing key account management the hard way? Effective key account management requires you to increase profits, develop relationships, increase satisfaction, grow revenue, improve retention and reduce conflict. Let's take a look at 7 of my favourite key account management tools.

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Account Manager Tips

AUGUST 16, 2024

The post Mastering the Key Account Management Process: A Comprehensive Guide to Balancing Revenue and Relationships first appeared on The KAM Coach Explore how to integrate Key Account Management with Revenue Management to achieve long-term client loyalty and sustainable profit.

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Arpedio

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader? Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader? ? On September 15th, more than eighty Key Account Managers (KAM) assembled in Copenhagen and online for a hybrid event. The post Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader?

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 2, 2019

This is exactly why Key Account Management is one of the most important aspects of the sales process and an integral facet of every single business. Being a successful account manager means more than knowing your customers, being proactive and quickly responding to queries. Key Account Management Top Tips.

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Account Manager Tips

OCTOBER 11, 2021

15 Reasons Why You Might be a Bad Account Manager Bad key account managers fail to build business relationships and achieve results. Here are fifteen signs you might be a bad key account manager and how to turn yourself into a good one. Key account managers without an action plan will fail.

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Clarity Engagement Solutions

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

How you reward Key Account Managers is seen as a critical ingredient in the overall success of any Key Account Management KAM strategy. The role of a key account manager requires effective coordination of a web of complex activities. Reward schemes fall into three categories: .

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Clarity Engagement Solutions

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

How you reward Key Account Managers is seen as a critical ingredient in the overall success of any Key Account Management KAM strategy. The role of a key account manager requires effective coordination of a web of complex activities. . Reward schemes fall into three categories: 1.

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Account Manager Tips

MARCH 23, 2021

Portrait Software became a key account, and within 18 months, that partnership led to winning the larger Pitney Bowes business. Which is why key account management is so important. First, to what extent does this customer deliver the profitability of a company. High dependency means key. Alex Berg ?

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Brightbridge Consulting

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Defining key account management. After much discussion The Association for Key Account Management (AKAM), of which Alistair Taylor, Managing Partner of Brightbridge is a main Board Member, agreed on the following definition of key Account management. Formal definitions.

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Arpedio

MAY 10, 2023

Why Key Account Management is Essential for Business Success ← Back to blog In today’s fast-paced business world, simply acquiring new customers isn’t enough – you need to keep them coming back for more. That’s where Key Account Management (KAM) comes in. What is Key Account Management?

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Arpedio

AUGUST 22, 2023

Key account management best practices ← Back to blog In today’s competitive landscape, effectively managing key accounts is not just a strategy: It’s a necessity. The primary objective of this strategy is to either maintain or expand the profits derived from these key or strategic accounts.

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Scovel

AUGUST 30, 2021

What is Key account management (KAM)? Let us see the top best strategies for managing key accounts. Key account management strategy not only helps to improve customer satisfaction but also provides opportunities to grow further.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 21, 2023

Key accounts are the 20% of accounts that generate 80% of your company revenue. Before attempting to develop a key account management strategy, you must know how to identify these key accounts. Let’s examine what strategic account management is and the best ways to approach it.

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DemandFarm

APRIL 26, 2023

Key Account Management (KAM) focuses on building long-term relationships, and aims to improve customer satisfaction – especially in a B2B scenario. A key account manager’s primary responsibility is ensuring that the needs of key clients are met, and that they remain satisfied with the company’s products and services.

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Jermaine Edwards

MAY 27, 2020

Some account managers and key account managers can get paralysed by over research. When studied and applied these will immediately help you as a customer leader or key account manager prepare to support, shape and solve real problems with and for your customers. Market Impact (I).

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Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Amongst the delegates were business development executives and managers with responsibility for between three and five clients as part of their firm’s Key Client Programme (KCP) or Key Account Management (KAM).

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DemandFarm

APRIL 4, 2023

In case that person leaves your accounts, the amount they were bringing into the organization is automatically at risk. Why should you adopt Digital Key Account Management? What are some of the benefits of adopting digital account planning solutions for your key accounts?

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 3, 2020

And if you can progress through each of the stages I’m about to describe below you can really make a huge difference to their business and your own profits. We cover a lot of material on how to be a trusted advisor within our Online Sales Training and our Key Account Management Training courses. Happy Selling!

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Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Our target markets span large and small businesses; private, public sector and not for profit sectors; centralised and decentralised buying processes; procurement and user-led purchasing behaviour. Essentially a focus on the most profitable clients. So targeting is often more important and more challenging.

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Account Manager Tips

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Every month I share a selection of popular titles to help with your professional development as a key account manager. Key account managers rely on influence to get things done. You need to inspire, align objectives, coordinate resources, prioritize task, manage crises and ask for help when you need it.

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The SAMA Podcast

APRIL 19, 2023

Any organization aiming to create a world-class SAM organization wants to see great results on growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction. SAMA has shown to deliver on these.

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Account Manager Tips

JANUARY 22, 2022

Why Don't Clients Make Decisions (and How to Help Them Commit) As a key account manager, your goal is to keep your clients happy and satisfied with your solutions. Join a growing community of sales, customer success and key account management readers. What's going on? Financial pain. Strategic pain.

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Red Star Kim

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The crux of marketing is to anticipate (and meet) client needs whilst maximising profit. Price is a major driver of profit. Differential pricing is rarely discussed in professional services although it is often implicit in key account management. So marketing is reliant on research and financial knowledge.

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QYMATIX

APRIL 9, 2025

Please enter your Email address Email Address Submit Increasing profitability through AI software in wholesale. They can also filter based on any given condition, such as post-codes, responsible Key Account Manager, and others. Predictive Sales Analytics is a critical profit driver in business-to-business.

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Red Star Kim

AUGUST 24, 2023

And there’s a pragmatic guidance on pitching, pricing (six things clients consider, a table of alternative fee structures ) and a simple project management methodology. There’s even an overview of the strategic benefits of different types of clients (linked to Key Account Management strategy).

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Account Manager Tips

JUNE 29, 2021

Your job as a key account manager is to deliver the kind of value that convinces your clients to stay in the loop. Shareholders and board/directors value growth, costs, profit and cashflow. The key account manager must scream and shout to keep their renewals in focus. What makes their lives better?

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Account Manager Tips

MAY 1, 2021

As a key account manager, you not only need to keep your clients, you need to keep them profitable. Sales and key account management Too often, key account managers retreat from sales-focused conversations because it feels manipulative. Which makes them risk-averse. and decisions.

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KAM With Passion

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In addition, the stability and loyalty of the customer base are essential factors for profitability. Third, Key Account Management , i.e. the establishment of privileged relationships and the co-creation of value with truly strategic customers. Because, on average, in B2B, 70% of turnover comes from existing customers.

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Jermaine Edwards

MAY 18, 2020

There are 10 immutable laws that shape the philosophy, outcomes and actions of high performing businesses, key account managers and customer serving professionals over the long term. Here they are…. LAW ONE: You cannot move a customer to a new place without knowing what you need to change. What do I mean by this?

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Jermaine Edwards

MAY 18, 2020

There are 10 immutable laws that shape the philosophy, outcomes and actions of high performing businesses, key account managers and customer serving professionals over the long-term. Here they are…. LAW ONE: You cannot move a customer to a new place without knowing what you need to change. What do I mean by this?

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Account Manager Tips

JULY 5, 2022

B2B Book Club Selection (July 2022) A monthly selection of handpicked business books specifically to help key account managers get better results for their clients, companies and careers. We read the winner and each week a summary and companion podcast explore the key themes and big ideas. Why this book?

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Jermaine Edwards

MAY 6, 2020

They began to see 20% of their customer base move to explore manufacturing overseas to reduce their own costs, access new markets and grow their profits. As a Key Account Manager or Director you must begin with identifying the difference between the customer and the industry.

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